Facts & Figures

Visitors climb 354 steps to reach the crown and 192 steps in order to reach the top of the pedestal.
There are 25 windows in the crown which symbolize 25 gemstones found on the earth.
The seven rays of the Statue’s crown represent the seven seas and continents of the world.
The tablet which the Statue holds in her left hand reads (in Roman numerals) “July (IV) 4th, (MDCCLXXVI) 1776.”
The total weight of copper in the Statue is 62,000 pounds (31 tons) and the total weight of steel in the Statue is 250,000 pounds (125 tons).
Total weight of the Statue’s concrete foundation is 54 million pounds (27,000 tons).
The copper sheeting of the Statue is 3/32 of an inch thick or 2.37mm.
Wind sway: winds of 50 miles per hour cause the Statue to sway 3 inches (7.62cm) and the torch sways 5 inches (12.70cm).

Height from base to torch 151’1″ 46.50m
Ground to tip of torch 305’1″ 92.99m
Heel to top of head 111’1″ 33.86m
Length of hand 16’5″ 5.00m
Index finger 8’0″ 2.44m
Head from chin to cranium 17’3″ 5.26m
Head thickness from ear to ear 10’0″ 3.05m
Distance across the eye 2’6″ .76m
Length of nose 4’6″ 1.48m
Length of right arm 42’0″ 12.80m
Thickness of right arm 12’0″ 3.66m
Thickness of waist 35’0″ 10.67m
Width of mouth 3’0″ .91m
Length of tablet 23’7″ 7.19m
Width of tablet 13’7″ 4.14m
Thickness of tablet 2’0″ .61m
Ground to top of pedestal 154’0″ 46.71m